Kristin Surak
Kristin Surak is an Associate Professor of Political Sociology at the London School of Economics and the author of The Golden Passport: Global Mobility for Millionaires (Harvard University Press 2023).
She is a leading expert on elite mobility, international migration, nationalism, and Japanese politics, whose research has been translated into more than a dozen languages.
Kristin Surak
Associate Professor of Political Sociology
London School of Economics
Dr. Kristin Surak is Associate Professor of Political Sociology at the London School of Economics and the author of The Golden Passport: Global Mobility for Millionaires (Harvard University Press 2023). She is a leading expert on elite mobility, international migration, nationalism, and Japanese politics, whose research has been translated into half-dozen languages.
Areas of Expertise
Elite Mobility
Crossing borders is an intrinsic part of living in a world divided by countries. Elite mobility is a fundamental element of global flows, if typically overshadowed in public debates by less privileged migration. Kristin is the world’s leading academic expert on investment migration.
International Migration
Analyzing international migration means analyzing the unexpected. Less than 4% of the world’s population falls under the UN definition of an international migrant, yet cross-border mobility is one of the hot-button topics of today.
Japan
Japan is a country that fascinates many – including the Japanese. Fluent in both speaking and reading the language, Kristin has probed deeply into the ever-changing dynamics of the social, cultural, economic, and political processes that both define and cross-cut Japan.
Globalization
We live in a globalized world, but what that entails is often misunderstood. Kristin’s work on globalization has challenged conventional understandings about power politics, contemporary challenges, and the transformation of the political economy in a world defined by contradictions.
Global Citizenship and Elite Mobility
Research by Kristin Surak
Exploring the dynamics and politics of global citizenship and migration
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